Cardinal Shift

I am excited to announce the opening of my first solo exhibition in San Francisco.

S A T E L L I T E 6 6 

66 6th Street

SF, CA 94107

Cardinal Shift

Featuring new paintings and installation works.

Curated by Valerie Leavy
April 13 – May 5, 2012
With an Opening Reception on Friday, April 13, 7-10pm

From the Satellite 66 website:

"Erik Parra thinks we could do better. He assays American culture and takes a critical stance. In this new body of representational paintings, he points his lens at concepts of success, prosperity, and conveyance, and focuses on where they collide.

...referencing Postwar America, a time and place filled with the promise of progress and prosperity, led by science. Looking back from our current vantage point, we can’t help but feel a longing for Yesterday’s Tomorrow, where Le Corbusier has cured our social ills with design, and smart scientists in white lab coats our physical ones.

...Erik Parra’s stance is not one of a hopeless pessimist, but rather that of a faithful critic. His portrayal of America Now asks us to abandon those notions of success and victory that were handed to us by corporations in the 40s and 50s. What we choose to replace them with is up to us. We could do better."

Thank You!